I got a world record speedrun... without playing the game

Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase is a game so easy you don't even have to play it.
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[@NerdSyncProductions]

🙏 Thanks for putting up with me as I finally discover video games in my 30s lol You can watch my full 45-minute speedrun commentary video exclusively on Nebula! nebula.tv/videos/nerdsync-scoobydoo-and-the-cyber-chase-full-speedrun-commentary Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: go.nebula.tv/nerdsync

[@marsgreekgod]

do you.. want suggestions for some good games you might like?

[@thefuriousfatty2297]

Having to get 69 Scooby-Doo snacks in the first level was their way of saying "get fucked"

[@NerdSyncProductions]

I knew immediately what I was in for

[@brianthomas8411]

Really inspired choice. I laughed

[@silvanag.w.7950]

The Summoning Salt music 🤣

[@NerdSyncProductions]

I had to lol

[@weaselwolf]

I was going to call out the same thing, but I missed the frame rule Imagine a bus station...

[@silvanag.w.7950]

@@weaselwolf made me snort out loud

[@redtaileddolphin1875]

I hate that I actually fucking listen to home on a regular basis, I even follow him on tumblr, I think it’s hilarious that he’s a meme bc the main song that’s a speedrunning meme is genuinely one of his best he’s ever made. New album coming soon according to a recent tumblr post Anyways stream Resting State

[@Guimhj]

​@@NerdSyncProductionsquoting the best

[@hardyworld]

I'm no ASL expert, but your sign language caught my eye as you were saying the lines (because my brain recognized your words matched your movements and automatically thought "huh, I wonder if he knew that was sign language" before you immediately said you were learning). You're doing well, keep at it!

[@NerdSyncProductions]

hey thanks! I was so nervous to even try it on camera lol

[@AshyMuted]

I love speedrunning in general, but speedruns of obscure and/or licensed games are especially interesting to me, usually because they're the most busted games ever and watching people break games wide open is really fun.

[@NerdSyncProductions]

If you've not checked them out, I highly recommend EZScape for videos about licensed game speedruns!

[@raidenvakarian9362]

3DS: Oh, you haven't charged me in the last 4 hours? Shutting down! DS: Oh, you haven't charged me in the last 10 years? Sorry, I'm only at 80% battery now!

[@NerdSyncProductions]

the fact that I even used the DS Lite to capture gameplay in my *previous* gaming video too is wild. the battery will never die!

[@jester1983]

My wife's DS lite was sitting on my shelf since 2016 when my daughter asked to play Garfield a couple weeks ago. It ran for a couple hours before she charged it.

[@Bloodglas]

I went through this just the other day. was looking for my 3ds charger while the ds lite still had power after however many years.

[@Crystre]

Before I got my 3ds changer I had once left it in my closet for like half a year, and found it somehow still only on 3 bars

[@kat90414]

I've had my DS for a little over 15 years now, and it's still in good shape, battery and all. And I've played the hell out of it through all these years.

[@CouncilofGeeks]

I love how well your “Yes!” and “Woo!” synced up with the music.

[@NerdSyncProductions]

I played around with it a lot! Thanks for noticing!

[@jgrayson1940]

The best thing about thr NerdSync notification is that you never know what hyperfocus its going to trigger. Grats on the records Scott!

[@NerdSyncProductions]

thanks! just need the mods to actually approve them! haha

[@Bluecho4]

I love that Scott managed to have two who videos go so wildly beyond their original scope, he had to make a third one about speed-running.

[@NerdSyncProductions]

I'm spiraling lol

[@tulokthebarbrarian2033]

Wow, I can't believe we're both world record holders for speedruns in games that are equally difficult

[@GhabulousGhoti]

"Find a game no one else has ever played" I feel called out, I actually did that for several games about 12 years ago, including Scooby Doo: Night of 100 Frights which I held for two and a half years until someone else attempted it.

[@TitularHeroine]

Your user name is awesome

[@GhabulousGhoti]

@@TitularHeroine Thank you!

[@thebigdawgj]

Every time I look on the website for games nobody has done, I see plenty that say it, but then I click and it's full of runs.

[@GhabulousGhoti]

@@thebigdawgj Well it was definitely easier to find games without runs in 2011 than it is today

[@EliotChildress]

After so many years, you are still one of the few KZbinrs that legitimately makes me laugh out loud. Thank you for the endorphins. You have (in my personal opinion) a wonderful sense of humor.

[@NerdSyncProductions]

Haha that's good to know!

[@ScooterinAB]

"And then I realized in was march and I haven't made a video this year..." Story of my life. Depression suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck.

[@Tardvark]

*Oh heck yeah, a new HBomberGuy video!!!*

[@NerdSyncProductions]

Close enough!

[@LeGoooze]

Congratulations on your speedrun record!

[@NerdSyncProductions]

Once the mods approve it!!!

[@michaelturner2806]

(guy looking at butterfly meme) Is this a Harlem Globetrotters licensed cookbook?

[@NerdSyncProductions]

Look I'm working on it!!

[@finkelmana]

I give much respect to speed runners. They play a game thousands of times, if not tens of thousands to practice shaving off a few seconds. There is mad skill in that. I remember watching a GDQ several years ago - which might have been years old at the time - of a speed runner playing Dragon Age: Origins. The player was playing a Japanese version of the game, as it has shorter cut scene times. The commentator asked the speed runner a question. I dont remember exactly why. I think a major plot twist happened in the game at that point and the commentator asked what the runner thought of it. The speed runner said, he doesnt know what he was talking about, as he never actually played the game as intended. Speed runners are a strange bunch of people.

[@alxjones]

To be fair, only the top top speedrunners of the more popular games/categories are playing that kind of effort-reward ratio. Most of us play the game way less and save much more time because that's what it's usually like. I say this as someone who has held multiple (un-tied) world records for _decent_ stretches of time. It takes a pretty large community of dedicated runners, routers, and glitch hunters to get a game so optimized that you can go 1000 attempts without a PB. That's not to say that runners aren't strange people, but it really is more accessible than a lot of people think. You don't have to be an insane grinder to be a speedrunner, unless your only goal in speedrunning is consistently hold the world record for very popular category.

[@aidenbuck4765]

This is a banger of a video and I haven’t even seen it fully yet. Good job Scott

[@NerdSyncProductions]

Hopefully it lives up to the hype!

[@Fung43]

How I left the most positive comment (without watching the video)

[@dragon1130]

This kind of speedrun is actually used in Banjo-Kazooie (a game with Saves). there is glitch where you have an almost completed run of the game and then you load a new game and it starts off with all your moves and upgrades. runs like this are entirely valid.

[@JamesLawner]

Fun Fact: I once got a bootleg copy of this game that claimed to be a Game Boy Color version (which obvs doesn’t exist, but 9yo me didn’t know any better), but it was actually just a copy of Scooby-Doo: Classic Creep Capers for GBC, and I ended up playing it and completing it. It was a kinda weird game with a creepy vibe and I don’t have too many fond memories of it because I only played it once (maybe this game could be your next speed-run). It was interesting how the box design was so convincing that this was supposed to be a GBC version of Cyber Chade, and I have to admit that I was disappointed that it wasn’t the game I thought it was gonna be. Lastly, I did play the PS1 version of Cyber Chase, made it to the final level, but never finished because it was too hard for me.

[@haloplayer9855]

Someone get the Salt on the phone

[@NerdSyncProductions]

Love the man

[@greenstarlover1]

Instructions unclear. Got sugar on my phone. It's now too sweet to function.

[@TitularHeroine]

​@@greenstarlover1Got rice on my phone; soaked it in some water.

[@TheChrisHype]

This has now become the “Scott finds topics to lead to roundabout ways to talk about how he loves his wife” channel, and it is genuinely the cutest thing ever.

[@kevinscovers7171]

That AND scooby doo

[@SeamusGorman4]

i just wanted to say i loved some of the little edits and skits in this video, scott!! we (your adoring fans) missed you these last few months !!

[@thatmovienitpicker8070]

No way it’s legendary KZbinr, Seamus Gorman!

[@robotortoise]

Oh my god. As soon as you pulled up the "elusive, hidden fifth category" and it said "password%", I laughed so hard. As a sidenote, it really is amazing the art and animations that were created for these games, even if the actual gameplay was middling. The games are really pretty.

[@NerdSyncProductions]

right?! they did a great job making each character have a ton of personality!

[@robotortoise]

@@NerdSyncProductions Absolutely! and the backgrounds like the clown background were gorgeous

[@Peter-Antoniou]

I’ve also been learning ASL. Great to see one of my favourite creators on the same journey. Also the video is great, as usual!

[@NerdSyncProductions]

This video was inspired by Storster's video about the shortest speedruns ever: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHioiZuwlst0oJI As well as also being heavily inspired by Summoning Salt's now iconic use of music for speedrun videos: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIOZl3h5ratnaqs

[@kratoselricsuzumiya8345]

That actual cops line just earn you a like and sub

[@wbennin]

Have zero affinity for Scooby-Doo, but i will watch every single one of your videos on it because of your passion for it and sense of humor about it. Love these vids!

[@NerdSyncProductions]

that means a lot to me!

[@TheDanishGuyReviews]

Very well done ASL, Scott! I'd like to reccommend CaptainValour, the man whose nerd song ASL covers led me to speak it conversationally. He's done mostly JoCo songs, but almost all of the videos are subtitled with the signs he's doing. Switched at Birth and Dragon Prince also has good ASL and actual deaf rep, but is less conducive to actual teaching, since they're shows. (Switched at Birth's Daphne is also Abed's deaf love interest on Community.)

[@ghastsly]

I’m fluent in ASL as a first language, you did great! your signs were correct, I would just say to “enunciate” your signs more, your speed is really good (i was surprised that you’re learning but you still kept up with your english sentence while signing!) you just need a little more dexterity to make the signs clearer to see :-) keep up the good work!

[@SarastistheSerpent]

You just helped unlock a bunch of childhood memories for me. I played scooby doo and the cyber chase non-stop on my gameboy back in the early 2000s

[@theokogod6711]

The algorithm isn't showing me your stuff on the home page. I'm glad to see you posted this. Congrats on discovering speed running.

[@ShootingStar489]

This is exactly the video I needed to see today, a wonderful confluence of several interests I love done by my favorite YTer

[@M_Gargantua]

Summoning Salt music sells it

[@NerdSyncProductions]

I found the playlist he made of all his music (which I've also linked in the description) and I couldn't resist using it!

[@takua1495]

Loved this video and your energy with how much fun you had with this silly speed running category shines through. I'll be super excited for the videos you mentioned at the end of this one but it's nice watching you just have a good time making something silly and risk free. Keep to the great work Scott!

[@_neon-xeon_3966]

You have no idea just how much I love watching your videos man, they just...feel so cozy and inviting, it feels like you're a neighbor that invites me to join him in whatever wacky kooky thing he's currently up to xD Hope you're doing well man, have a nice day:)

[@phinyo2066]

I've missed your vids, enjoy the vibe you put out!

[@NerdSyncProductions]

thanks! I enjoy putting out the vibe!

[@Ben-wx7kk]

This channel accidentally became a Scooby Doo fan channel, and now it's accidentally becoming even more niche and turning into a Scooby Doo videogame speedrunning channel. And I'm here for it.

[@HeyVagabondMusic]

Great seeing a new video from you in my feed!

[@NerdSyncProductions]

thanks for being patient!

[@phyphor]

This was a great video and I'm glad you put it out because it is a neat crossover of speedrunning and Scooby Doooooooo

[@groovymovies390]

8:44 I'm now imagining a direct-to-video Scooby-Doo movie that's a crossover with The Snowman, complete with Michael Fassbender reprising his role as Harry Hole. The gang goes to Norway because they accidentally thought the Snowman killings were being done by an actual snowman, not that the killer leaves a snowman as his calling card. But then the joke is that the gang proves way more capable than Harry or the police at collecting evidence and finding clues. I can see the poster right now: "Mystery Inc., you could have saved her. I gave you all the clues." And in this version the killer actually does start leaving cryptic notes for the gang to solve and understand the meaning of.

[@thomasantonellos6014]

The editing is great in this! Really engaging!

[@hoopla993]

Great work on the speed run! Thrilled for you!

[@johnnytt5233]

Amazing work here, and a weird cross section of interests! Love seeing that! ❤️

[@NerdSyncProductions]

Thanks! I didn't know how much of my audience was aware of speedrunning, so I tried to approach this video imagining that people have at least kind of heard of it before, while still explaining it a bit in the beginning.

[@johnnytt5233]

@@NerdSyncProductions Fair! As someone else who has the same intersection of speedrunning and Scooby Doo love, it was a fun surprise of a video!

[@somebodyspecific2410]

This was the first video I have seen from you and it was so well made. Your presentation is on point, the editing is great, you made me laugh, basically you rocked it and here's a sub.

[@flyingfist4203]

3:42 I am all here for a learning Scott!

[@ladymoragsbootlaces8059]

I just want to say you've become one of my comfort channels in the past couple years, your videos never fail to put me in a better mood, so thank you for all of your delightfully miscellaneous Scooby Doo videos (and the occasional non-Scooby Doo videos too of course!)

[@samdolinger973]

It’s gonna be a good day

[@NerdSyncProductions]

fingers crossed!

[@gedeonnunes5626]

I'm really happy for you, Scott!!! Amazing video!!!!

[@Selfinflictedhummusrocket]

Absolutely amazing video!!! I used to do scooby doo jigsaw puzzles as a kid lol

[@weaselwolf]

Scott, just wanted to let you know I've seen all your videos from back in the comics days till now and I'll still here. I don't even particularly like Scooby Doo, but I love experiencing your passion for it

[@Akuretaki_Nikolay]

im glad i know almost everyone on Password% lol, gotta get my name there too one day

[@kdean_art1066]

So many great memories playing Cyber Chase on the PS1 and GBA😭😭 I wish they’d remaster Night of 100 Frights! Edit: wanted to add that I just recently got First Frights and Spooky Swamp for my DS and just the music alone takes me back! Scooby games are so nostalgic for me!

[@NerdSyncProductions]

Night of 100 Frights is probably the most iconic Scooby game and I definitely have to play it on this channel!

[@ninjabluefyre3815]

I don't understand why everyone finds Night of 100 Frights so good. This game is so not fun. Unmasked is where it's at. Yeah, it's easy, but it feels good to play. NO100F is stiffer than Tomb Raider 1 and I have no idea where I'm going or what I'm doing. IN A LINEAR GAME!

[@jackdowd4746]

I watched Scooby Doo when I was a child and saw the two films when they came out in cinema (I know there were three or four in total) and although I understand the concept of speed running I don't do it myself because I find it sucks the fun out of a playthrough. However, watching your passion for both topics is really inspiring. Love your channel Scott, been watching for a good few years now. Keep up the good work. :-)

[@batmanultra7]

Love you doing more video game videos!!

[@benlevy9091]

You have no idea how happy it made me to see one of your vids on my feed and just as I'm starting my annual mystery Inc rewatch

[@theoshouldstoptalkingnow]

you’re back! always bringin a smile to my face

[@Tissmturtles1]

This video has inspired me, i shall go for a game sweep for levels and categories wr Thanks for making this game dude

[@icarusgaming6269]

Hardest double take I've ever done seeing my friend's name come up on the leaderboard for this

[@Akuretaki_Nikolay]

17:27 thats so true, Great video man! we proud

[@maggiefaithfull]

The joy and excitement in this video is just beautiful!

[@damienarmies]

Fun video and congrats on your speedrun

[@NerdSyncProductions]

thanks!! (once the mods approve it lol)

[@violetembers330]

A day when NerdSync posts is always a good day!

[@NerdSyncProductions]

that's good to hear!

[@Fry_Guy]

This is a good video and thank you for making it. Also, props to a legend sharing pieces of her childhood to help a partner get a world record.

[@Matty2Saints]

This was one of my favorite childhood games man I can’t believe this is a real video

[@blakeloxtercamp]

Love the videos

[@yusufkadar]

Congrats on your new world record, Scott! Looks like everything's comin up nerdsync

[@masenhunt2099]

Every time I watch a nerd sync video I think wow this is the best looking video on the channel and then I wait a month and think it again next time

[@NerdSyncProductions]

hey that means a lot because I try something different literally every time haha!

[@StarPunkDMC]

Fun video! Can't wait to see the cookbook one as someone whos last job sold a bunch of licensed cook books

[@NerdSyncProductions]

it'll happen eventually!!

[@mattl5046]

This was everything I didn’t know I needed and more

[@Glacier_Nester]

Fun video! I love learning about meme categories like this, actually, when i last checked, I'm in third place for the code lyoko wii game, quest for infinity! (I tried to learn it in 12 hours) (i only did moderately well)

[@cherch222]

That music made me forget I clicked on a nerd sync video and was surprised when Scott started talking 😂

[@stigmaoftherose]

That scooby doo throw blanket brought back way to many memories. I had one for many many years and now i dont know where it went.

[@KristopherBel]

Thank you for your wonderful silliness and obscurity Scott, jave a great day, heck have a great week!

[@2stepinmidair199]

I snorted my drink when the video started with Summoning Salt video. Nice touch lmao

[@zberm5091]

cyber chase for GBA was the first video game I owned

[@NerdSyncProductions]

As much as I was frustrated with it, I find myself still playing it on Em's GBA before bed sometimes lol

[@bogwitchsophie]

Just Scott being a silly guy and talking about something interesting. Always the best.

[@EscapeRealityFilms]

I actually loved the platforming part when I was younger and struggled with the ski levels. Loved it more than the PS1 version of the game. I'll have to try it again now that it's been so long.

[@zacharycondon1098]

Hey you say speed runners are cooler then you but you are a great artist who’s videos entertain and inform in a style unique to you. Thats super cool!

[@OakCityGamers]

omg take FOR EV ER! lol good job! fun stuff fantastically entertained for twenty minutes while learning only two minutes of pertinent information

[@Merione]

I love how you can start a video with THAT music, and everyone immediately KNOWS

[@NerdSyncProductions]

I had to lol

[@mothelysium]

You are wonderful thank you for creating things for real

[@TitularHeroine]

I too am in a fun outfit and just hid for a lil bit. I have not as yet, however, gathered any Scooby Snacks. I love this video.

[@tracelii9016]

Now you can do the advance hard version: that Clue game with the same idea of immediately choosing the culprit

[@BigPundo]

Speedruns and scooby doo, hell yeah a match made in heaven

[@Shift_Salt]

I couldn't imagine speedrunning games I like OR random ones because I feel like I'd get sick of ones I like and only get frustrated with ones I have no attachment to.

[@azrael_hypo]

my mum had a GBA when i was little. i think we had 3 games: a finding Nemo one, a Tomb Raider one, and this specific Scooby-Doo game. when you made your video about *a* Scooby-Doo game, i was surprised to learn it wasn't this one fun fact! i was bad at all of them. didn't finish even one.

[@an0idiot0of0use]

Your ASL looked good to me, Scott. Keep it up!

[@NerdSyncProductions]

thanks! definitely need more practice

[@excaliburthemighty]

I had this game as a 2 pack with some other scooby doo game that i cant remember right now! Man now i have to figure it out so i can play them again

[@Tywars101]

The other game was probably "Scooby-Doo! Monster Mayhem" I still have my copy of that 2-in-1 for the GBA

[@flexorlamonticus]

I don't even like games but I loved this video. That is how much I love it.

[@JellyFilledEmpanada]

Cant wait to see the 3 hour speedrun history of this scooby day game

[@OinglorBoinglor]

You have GOT to find a reason to cover Mystery Mayhem on the GBA, I grew up with that game as a kid and adored it lol

[@jruler93]

The first system I ever owned was an Onyx Black GameBoy Advance SP, and the first game I owned for it was a two-in-one cart with Scooby-Doo: Monster Mayhem and Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase. I definitely liked Monster Mayhem a lot more, but I have a certain nostalgic attachment to Cyber Chase as well.

[@awesomeperson531]

The Scooby-Doo guru is back

[@VendreadMike95]

Man... I remember playing that game religiously when I was a kid back when I was a Nintendo head.

[@JDPlaysMoth]

Omg, I had this game as a kid!!! I loved it so much but I could never beat the vehicle stages

[@joshpenner5662]

editing in this episode is 🔥

[@NerdSyncProductions]

thanks! I had fun with it!

[@theakkiqueen4655]

You're the best gamer Scott, stay golden!

[@archerelms]

It may have been cheap and silly or whatever but you still went out and did a thing and I think that's cool And then you made this great video!

[@SMiles-sn4mg]

Back at it again with the awesome vertical stripe shirt with the 90's pastel colors! Where is this shirt from? Also I miss games like this, thank you for more excellent content.